Hoping to get their first conference win of the season, Ohio State was defeated by the Iowa Hawkeyes 7-2, dropping the Buckeyes to 0-2 in Big Ten conference play.
In the top of the first inning, Iowa's Liz Watkins, after a stellar 4-4 outing at the plate on Saturday, picked up where she left off by giving Iowa an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning via a three run shot over the right field wall. Watkins totaled six rbi on the weekend for the Hawkeyes.
In the bottom half of the first, Buckeye captain Alicia Herron blasted a solo shot to dead center field to cut the deficit to two. The very next inning, freshman Melaina Saalfeld drove in a run on an rbi groundout to second to draw the Buckeyes within one.
Despite the rally by Ohio State, the Hawkeyes would explode for 4 runs, with three runs scoring on a bases loaded double by Hawkeye left fielder Michelle Zoeller. Iowa right-hander Kayla Massey, who went the full seven innings for Iowa, would then quiet the Buckeye bats the rest of the way, walking 2 and striking out three on her way to netting her 9th win of the season. Kasie Kelly dropped to 3-5 on the season for the Buckeyes, only pitching 2 innings while giving up four runs on five hits while striking out three.
The Buckeyes will travel to Minnesota next weekend to take on the Golden Gophers as Ohio State looks for their first win in Big Ten conference play. It will be a two game series the weekend of April 2-3 with Saturday starting at 2:00 pm EST and Sunday starting at 1:00 pm EST.
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